Rising Gold, Silver Prices Threaten Ayurveda: 35 Medicines Costlier, Patients Face Burden

• Increasing gold and silver prices are making 30-35 Ayurvedic medicines, crucial for serious illnesses, significantly more expensive.
• Ayurvedic medicines containing gold and silver are vital for immunity, mental health, heart issues, and chronic diseases.
• Dr. Rajendra Kumar Sharma highlights that 12 gold-based and over 20 silver-based medicines are affected, produced at Shri Mohata Ayurvedic Rasayanshala in Bikaner.
• Production costs, including purification, auxiliary ingredients, and labor, are driving medicine prices to 1300-1700 rupees per gram.
• Experts urge government intervention, including subsidies on precious metals, to keep Ayurvedic treatments affordable and accessible.

Why It Matters: Soaring gold and silver prices are escalating Ayurvedic medicine costs, impacting patient access and demanding government action.